Instagram is introducing new options for users to verify their age, including AI estimation and "social vouching." Users only need to verify their age if they’re underage and edit their birthdate to make them 18 years or older. Instagram is testing new methods for users to verify their age, including an AI tool built by a third-party company, Yoti, that estimates how old you are just by scanning your face. Officially, you have to be at least 13 years old to sign up for an
Fortnite is testing a clever way to help you find teammates
Epic Games is testing new social tags in Fortnite that you can use to indicate your preferred way to play the game. You’ll be able to send invites to like-minded players from a new Looking For Group section. Fortnite can be an absolute blast to play with your friends, but being matched up with random players is more hit-and-miss. In some of the randomized groups I’ve been in, coordinating any sort of effective strategy can be a challenging endeavor,
Snap is working on a paid subscription called Snapchat Plus
Snap is currently testing a subscription service called Snapchat Plus, which will give users access to "exclusive, experimental, and pre-release features" in the app. Snap is doing internal tests of a paid subscription called Snapchat Plus, which will apparently give users early access to features, as well as other abilities. In a statement to The Verge, Snap spokesperson Liz Markman said: We’re doing early
Lime is testing out a new shared electric motorbike in California
Lime is rolling out a new vehicle, a motorbike called Citra. The vehicle will be available in Long Beach, California, where Lime hopes to eventually have 500 bikes in operation. You’ve got to hand it to Lime — they really lean into the whole fruit thing. Case in point: the shared scooter company is trialing a new electric motorbike in Long Beach, California, called, wait for it, the Citra. It’s the latest lightweight
Windows 11 rolls out a test build with tabs in File Explorer
Microsoft is ready to test tabs in Windows 11’s File Explorer, alongside a design update that adjusts Favorites and brings a new homepage. The test is rolling out slowly to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. It’s been about four years since Microsoft tested and then abandoned an attempt at adding tabbed browsing to the File Explorer in Windows 10, and now a new Windows 11 preview build released today is giving it another shot. EarTrumpet developer
Twitter is testing shopping reminders for upcoming product drops
Twitter is testing notifications for upcoming product releases, the company announced today. Shoppers will get in-app notifications 15 minutes before items go live and at the time of release. Twitter is testing a new shopping feature for previewing upcoming product releases. The feature, called Product Drops, allows brands to tease items before they go on sale, and customers can sign up to be reminded prior to the release through in-app
Square to begin beta testing support for Apple’s Tap to Pay
Square announced on Thursday that it will begin beta testing Apple’s Tap to Pay this summer for early access members who sign up. The new partnership will be widely supported later this year, according to the press release. The announcement comes after Apple announced a partnership with Stripe. Square announced on Thursday that it will begin to support Apple’s Tap to Pay technology later this year with a beta test arriving this summer as part of the company’s Early Access Program. Right now if a company is using Square to process
Microsoft starts testing new OneNote design overhaul
Microsoft is updating OneNote’s design in a new unified app. Design changes include ribbon updates, a theme that matches Windows 11, and more inking features. Microsoft has started testing its new OneNote design refresh. The software maker first teased the visual update last year, revealing that it will unify its OneNote and OneNote for Windows 10 apps into a single OneNote app. Beta testers can now get
Argo AI is testing fully driverless vehicles in Miami and Austin
Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle company backed by Ford and VW, is testing fully driverless vehicles in Miami and Austin. The company hopes to eventually launch a robotaxi service in both cities. The latest self-driving startup to allow its vehicles to roam the streets without a human minder is Argo AI, the startup backed by Ford and Volkswagen. Last week, the company announced that it is testing its fully driverless vehicles in Miami,
Samsung’s Starbucks collab Galaxy Buds case is silly and pointless and I want one
Samsung and Starbucks worked together on cases for the Galaxy S22 and Buds 2 lineup, including a tiny latte earbuds case that’s much cuter than your average charger. Say this for Starbucks: its coffee may mostly just taste like burning, but its merch tends to be on point. The latest example, as spotted by 9to5Google, is a collaboration with Samsung (in South Korea only, unfortunately) that created branded cases
Tesla reportedly doesn’t have enough desks after Musk threatens to fire remote employees
Remote Tesla employees who were forced to return to work or face losing their jobs reportedly came back to the office to find nowhere to park their cars or sit. After Tesla CEO Elon Musk commanded remote employees to return to work or else lose their jobs, the company was reportedly ill-prepared to welcome back its workers. According to a report from The Information, employees arrived at Tesla’s Fremont,